Not long after Frank Perez’s book “In Exile: The History and Lore Surrounding New Orleans Gay Culture and Its Oldest Bar” was published in 2012, the New Orleans historian was sitting in Cafe Lafitte ...
ORLANDO, Fla. – A special piece of art from New Orleans was presented to the Orange County Regional History Center on Friday honoring the 49 victims of the shooting at Pulse nightclub. The 5-foot ...
“Rainbow Fleur de Lis: Essays on Queer New Orleans History” by Frank Perez, University of Mississippi Press, 240 pages Pride Month arrives this year with a much-needed queer-centered history of New ...
When French men and women sailed the Atlantic Ocean from their home country to the new world, starting in the early 17th century, they retained their cultural ties to France while leaving the French ...